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Eastside Sicence Pub: Nanotechnology: New Science for Society and the Environment

Imbibe
2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97214, US (map)

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:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Happy Hour from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Come early for food and drinks!

Imbibe Restaurant & Lounge 2229 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland

Cheap and clean energy. Reduced environmental pollution. Greater computing power. Solutions to world hunger and national security. Cures for devastating diseases such as cancer. All of these could result from nanotechnology, a promising new field involving the design and manipulation of matter at the molecular and atomic levels. But there are plenty of uncertainties about how nanomaterials might affect human health and the environment. Learn more about nanotechnology's potential benefits and how scientists are dealing with the risks.

Dr. Jim Hutchison, is professor of chemistry and the director of the University of Oregon Materials Science Institute. His research interests include preparation and study of nanoscale materials. His work has been instrumental in developing the UO's nation-leading program in "green" (environmentally-benign) organic chemistry. **Note: this is a repeat performance of the Science Pub on Nanotechnology held in March 2008.

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